100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre

A cold-blooded genocide shook up INDIA a century ago, and still sends tremors through those who know what exactly happened at the Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, on April 13, 1919. Today marks the 100th year of the Jallianwala Bagh massacare. A dark day in the history of INDIA.

On Sunday April 13, 1919, which happened to be 'Baisakhi', one of Punjab's largest religious festivals, fifty British Indian Army soldiers, commanded by Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, began shooting at an unarmed gathering of men, women, and children without warning. Dyer marched his fifty riflemen to a raised bank and ordered them to kneel and fire. Dyer ordered soldiers to reload their rifles several times and they were ordered to shoot to kill. Official British Raj sources estimated the fatalities at 379, and with 1,100 wounded. The actual figures were even higher. However, the casualty number quoted by the Indian National Congress was more than 1,500, with roughly 1,000 killed.

The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (also known as the Amritsar Massacre) was one of the saddest events, that will likely never fade away from our memory. It was so horrific and saddening that even today, people are left wondering if it could have been avoided. Unfortunately, almost a century later, we haven’t received an apology or had closure.

INDIA has been demanding an official apology from Britain for the Jallianwala Bagh genocide for years. The British parliament has been debating over many years whether they should issue an apology and are reluctant to apologise because of something that happened in the past. They term it as a "Shameful scar" or a "Shameful event in Britsh History" and regret it but yet fall short of issuing an official apology. Time and again, demands for an apology have been raised not only by the diaspora, but also by the members of the Parliament. But the narrative has remained the same.

"Fire" said Dyer, and hundreds fell to their last breath.
Women children old young,
no one was spared
Bullets pushed through flesh,
Dyer didn't cared.
100 years down the lane,
Dyer lives no more
But the blood bath of baisakhi,
did not find a cure.

Let's spend a minute today remembering those who perished in the massacre. Those who's names we might know, but the ones we'll never forget.

Remembering the martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

May their souls rest in peace _/\_ and may time heal all the wounds. _/\_

Satnam Waheguru _/\_ Jai Hind _/\_

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